Mona Ascha, MD, MS
Surgeon · Data Scientist · Consultant
Surgeon · Data Scientist · Consultant
I'm a surgeon and data scientist, building tools at the intersection of medicine and technology. My work spans clinical care, machine learning, and healthcare consulting. I love working on complex problems, self-reflecting, and learning from others.
Working with incredibly smart people to deliver clinical AI products. Editing USMLE books for students. Rediscovering my love for top roping after a brief hiatus. Learning the running and bike routes of San Francisco. Just back from a first trip to Napa: tennis and wine.
Updated August 2026
Background in plastic surgery, gender-affirming surgery, burn surgery, and critical care. Clinical perspective grounds everything I build.
From small clinical datasets to large-scale NLP projects. Machine learning, predictive modeling, and turning messy data into insight.
Subject matter expertise for health AI organizations navigating the space between innovation and patient safety.
Predictive Modeling
A match outcomes model that analyzes player statistics, surface performance, and historical matchups to predict professional tennis results.
Machine Learning
NLP model trained to identify Russian propaganda in text, distinguishing state-sponsored narratives from organic content.
Clinical Research
Prospective study examining patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction following gender-affirming masculinizing chest surgery.
Computer Vision
Deep learning model for predicting rhinoplasty status, using image recognition to assess natural versus aesthetic results.
When I'm not in the data or the hospital, you'll find me on the tennis court chasing a 4.0 rating, underwater somewhere tropical, or training for the next marathon. I'm also perpetually behind on my podcast queue.